The Face of the Earth (Das Antlitz der Erde). Vol. II-IV
- Publisher : Clarendon Press
- Published In : Oxford
- Illustrations : 10 plates (4 col, 1 folding in rear pocket), 106 text figs
Description:
Translated from the original German edition, (1883-1909) by Hertha B.C. Sollas, under the direction William Johnson Sollas (1849-1936), Professor of Geology, University of Oxford. Vol. II-IV only (of 5). An important work in which many of the common terms and concepts still in use in tectonics, such as Gondwanaland (a supercontinent) and Tethys (a former equatorial ocean), were first proposed.
Condition
3 vols (of 5), roy. 8vo, orig. cloth, Vol. II + III good. Vol. IV joints split, spine torn/worn and partly detached; rear hinge cracked and slack. Plates III-V from Vol. V (which are referred to in Vol. IV) tipped in (margins frayed). From an institutional library with usual stamps and labels.